“A gaze into the timeless concept of journey and self discovery. An idyllic and haunting musical voyage where Loriot and Miano make use of all the tools at their disposal to read in between the lines of Homer’s creation. Lyrical moments give way to cascading dissonances and pounding obstinacy, maintaining a pulse that oscillates between a roaring rebelliousness and a sweet tempered longing for familiarity”. — iR

Frantz Loriot

I’m a French violist who has recently moved to New York. I began my music studies with the violin, working with several professors. I worked improvisation with Régis Huby, Joëlle Léandre, Barre Phillips, David S. Ware and Marc Ducret. Attracted by the viola, I taught myself to play and currently perform solo and rehearse with various groups, going from rock to contemporary music by way of improvisation and electronic, both in France and abroad. I contributed to multidisciplinary projects connected to poetry (for the label EPM), cinema, dance with different companies and experimental performances. I played in numerous bands and alongside many musicians as the Pluck, Slap & Scratch band created by and starring Joëlle Léandre, David S. Ware’s strings ensemble (free jazz), Narayana (contemporary music string trio), H. Vincent, J.L. Cappozzo, Y. Cadiou, A. Authelain, I. Tallet, P.Maupeu, E.Brochard, C.Busolini, Polo, C.Neveux, F.Smith, G.di Giulio, M.Baron, C.Pincock, E.Mazunik, W.Thompson, C.Tchamitchian, A.Vigh, A.Borisov, Joachim Badenhorst and many others …

TRANSLATED:“…Music that is both intense and of austere character, exploring the interesting resonances of the acoustic instruments. […] As it is usually a mark of the production of Tonino Miano […] Ulysses abounds with fascinating and subtle details that enslave the listener and, through consecutive listens, leads us to new and surprising discoveries”. — E. Chagas – Jazz e Arredores, March 2009